Bike-to-work pants reflect light at night.

Posted by Xeni Jardin, September 26, 2008 8:11 AM | permalink

These men's khaki pants offer a safety feature for guys who bike. They're made by the same company, Cordarounds.com, that makes horizontal corduroy pants. Bike To Work Pants (thanks, Nathan Tyler)

Update: Whups, the Boing Boing Gadgets guys beat me to this one -- join the already-robust thread over there if you have something to say!

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#1 posted by Various Cool dot Com , September 26, 2008 8:23 AM

My pants already have "inner brilliance"

Hardy har har.

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#2 posted by quail , September 26, 2008 8:31 AM

Great idea. But shouldn't the back of the pants be reflective red instead of white to meet with most traffic regulations?

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#3 posted by pork musket , September 26, 2008 8:31 AM

There's a pretty solid thread about this on BB Gadgets already: http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/09/25/cordarounds-biketowo.html

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#4 posted by backlikeclap , September 26, 2008 8:37 AM

Thems some mighty wide cuffs for bike riding.

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#5 posted by loganbouchard , September 26, 2008 8:39 AM

i would just wear them inside out all the time.

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#6 posted by Brett Burton , September 26, 2008 8:54 AM

Damn, now I can't use the "I didn't see him" defense for running over guys in khaki pants.

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#7 posted by SamSam , September 26, 2008 9:00 AM

#2: What traffic regulations are these?

All the reflective wear I've seen for bikes is either white or yellow. White is much more reflective, naturally.

I wear white straps and have white reflective tape on the back of my bike, and a red flashing light in the back to make sure people know which way I'm going.

I'm not sure I've ever seen red reflective gear at any of my local bike shops.

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#8 posted by phreakincool , September 26, 2008 9:17 AM

I've been riding to work for over 4 years now. These pants are a great idea. Now, if they can just make them into shorts, with a bit more style... some reflective strips on the side and/or back pockets would be nice.

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#9 posted by Antinous , September 26, 2008 4:39 PM

I'd hit it.

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#10 posted by Xenu , September 26, 2008 8:00 PM

This is SOOOO Mission District. Especially with the photo of 500 Club.

Maybe BoingBoing should launch a local blog.